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What is singularity in physics?
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Definition. A singularity is a point in
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spacetime where physical quantities such
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as density, temperature, and
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gravitational field become infinite and
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the known laws of physics break down.
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Explanation: Singularities occur in
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extreme conditions where matter is
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compressed into an infinitely small
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region. The most well-known example is
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inside black holes where gravity is so
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strong that not even light can escape.
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At the singularity, space-time curves
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infinitely and current physics including
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general relativity cannot fully describe
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what happens. Types of singularities.
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Black hole singularity found at the
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center of black holes. Cosmological
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singularity. The Big Bang is considered
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a singularity where the universe began
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from an infinitely dense point. Imagine,
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picture squeezing the entire Earth into
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a bowl the size of a marble. Now squeeze
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it even further until it has no size at
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all, but still contains all the mass.
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That's the idea of a singularity. In
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simple terms, a singularity is a point
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where everything else, space, time, and
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matter collapses into infinity. Formula
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concept connection from Einstein's
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general relativity gravitational
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singularities occur when spacetime
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curvature gives infinity. Key points
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point of infinite density and zero
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volume known physics cannot describe
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conditions there found at centers of
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black holes. Big bang started from a
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singularity. Examples singularity at the
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center of a black hole. Big bang
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singularity at the start of the
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universe. Applications of relevance
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black hole research cosmology and big
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bang theory astrophysics quantum gravity
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research education question why can't
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physics explain singularities fully
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answer because both general relativity
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gravity and quantum mechanics particles
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fail to work together at such extreme
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conditions requiring a unified theory of
